Tech4Communicators
For anyone that has a job that involves using technology to communicate.
December 23, 2003

Mike Clark's Take on Replacing Powerpoint Bullets with real communication

go to his blog for the full story, to whet your appetite here is his take on silly use of bullets:

  • It's The Story, Stupid - Timeless wisdom from Doc Searls
  • On Bulleted Lists and Evil - Tim Bray's always excellent blog
  • Conference Presentation Judo - M. J. Dominus's funny and yet serious presentation on how to give presentations. Don't miss the notes. (link thanks to Jim Weirich)
  • The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint - Edward Tufte's popular essay ($7)
  • PowerPoint Is Evil - A summary of Edward Tufte's aforementioned essay
  • PowerPoint Remix - Aaron Swartz does Tufte's essay bullet style (you saw that coming!)
  • 5 Ways to Talk to Money - Jerry Weissman's five rules for great presentations
  • The Gettysburg PowerPoint Presentation - A hilarious example of slides getting in the way of meaning
  • Scott Rosenberg's Blog
  • Derek Miller's articles and postings

  • 9:06:17 PM    

    Innovation Quote Worth Considering from Fast Company:

    for the whole article:

    "Sidebar: Getting Innovation Right

    If Apple teaches us anything, it's that effective innovation is about more than building beautiful cool things. A few thoughts for innovating well in your own shop:

    1. Not All Innovation Is Equal
      Technical innovation will earn you lots of adoring fans (think Apple). Business-model innovation will earn you lots of money (think Dell).
    2. Innovate for Cash, Not Cachet
      If your cool new thing doesn't generate enough money to cover costs and make a profit, it isn't innovation. It's art.
    3. Don't Hoard Your Goodies
      Getting to market on time and at the right price is vital. If that means licensing your idea to an outside manufacturer or marketer, do it.
    4. Innovation Doesn't Generate Growth. Management Does
      If you covet awards for creativity, go to Hollywood. Managers get rewarded for results, which come from customers.
    5. Attention Deficit Has No Place Here
      Every innovation worth doing deserves your commitment. Don't leap from one new thing to another. If your creation doesn't appear important to you, it won't be important to anyone else.

    Carleen Hawn (chawn@fastcompany.com ) is Fast Company's West Coast bureau chief."


    3:35:34 PM    

    Review: Wireless Adapter Connects PC, TV (AP). AP - A personal computer in the middle of an entertainment center is overkill, but it would be nice to hear all those songs and view those pictures from the comfort of the living room. [Yahoo! News - Technology]
    3:12:03 PM    

    Linux Toys Projects
    check this out if you want some projects for you and your kids

    Linux Toys Projects

     


    12:59:41 PM    

    IPass for the Rest of Us. While iPass is a great option for heavy travelers whose companies have deals with iPass, individual travelers must look elsewhere for a Wi-Fi subscription that includes many hotspots: Global Broadband Internet Access members may offer a good option. Hotspot operators around the world are part of the group and as such offer roaming onto their networks. Most of the operators are in Europe, including The Cloud in the U.K. and a handful of operators in the Netherlands, but Surf and Sip is also part ... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]
    12:54:31 PM    

    NetDisk™ with NDAS Technology is the only external Hard Disk Drive (HDD) that can be connected directly to either your computer or your Local Area Network (LAN) using an Ethernet cable OR directly to your computer using a USB cable! Now you can easily share additional storage with everyone on your network. NetDisk™ utilizes XIMETA's own NDAS Technology, making it easy to add instant, high-speed storage to your PC while giving you the option to share. Designed with ease of use and expandabilty in mind, this external storage solution combines high performance, reliability, security, and versatility.

    Its value can also be found in the non-PC environment. For example, Digital TV broadcasting has already been launched. Home networking is being improved and popularized, and the game industry (currently represented by the PS2™ and X-box™) is growing. In this age of home networking, NetDisk makes it possible to save digital TV recordings, digital audio recordings, and digital camera movie files onto a single network storage system and share this data with different kinds of terminals, including TVs, audio components, PCs, etc.

    http://www.ximeta.com/products/netdisk.html


    11:48:46 AM    

    FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 on the same card. New dual PCI card from Akumen that has ports for both the newish FireWire 800 standard and the more common USB 2.0 standard. Read... [Gizmodo]
    11:13:33 AM    





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